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the romney camp in boston. both campaigns are anxiously waiting for the final word from voters on this, "election night in network." we would like to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. we're counting down to the first projections in the race for the white house and control of the united states congress. just minutes from now, all polls closed. in georgia, indiana, kentucky, south carolina, vermont and the battleground state of virginia. a total of 60 electoral votes are up for grabs in those states, and remember, it takes 270 electoral votes to win this election. let's go to our correspondents over at the presidential candidates' headquarters, jessica yellin is with the president in chicago, candy crowley with governor romney in boston. jessica, first to you. set the scene. >> reporter: hi, wolf. i have been speaking to obama aides throughout the day, and they tell me that they are feeling calm, as is the president. they describe him as calm, serene and excited. the
the romney camp in boston. both campaigns are anxiously waiting for the final word from voters on this, "election night in network." we would like to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. we're counting down to the first projections in the race for the white house and control of the united states congress. just minutes from now, all polls closed. in georgia, indiana, kentucky, south carolina, vermont and the battleground state of virginia. a...
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neil: let's switch over to romney headquarters in boston. >> well, i have to tell you, people are streaming into this room right now. you can see over my shoulder, the states they have been setting all afternoon long. we have as many as 5,000 folks who have volunteered for mitt romney who are on hand. the candidate himself just came into this building actually in the hotel attached to this area. we will not see him for some time to come. here's what people are telling us about what is going on across the country in polls, ballots. it is all about voter intensity. it's all about the excitement, about the campaign, and we are hearing from the attorney general in virginia and florida that they are seeing a lot of momentum on this side of the republicans. and just like rich said, a little talking of your book, we hear people on wall street talk. we hear that tonight. we are not really expecting romney to be here until much later. you can bet that these crowds are going to grow as the evening goes on. of course their is a cash bar up front just in case. neil: thank you very much. we are not too
neil: let's switch over to romney headquarters in boston. >> well, i have to tell you, people are streaming into this room right now. you can see over my shoulder, the states they have been setting all afternoon long. we have as many as 5,000 folks who have volunteered for mitt romney who are on hand. the candidate himself just came into this building actually in the hotel attached to this area. we will not see him for some time to come. here's what people are telling us about what is...
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he is heading back to boston to watch the returns with his family in downtown boston. that is where his election watch party will be held. i talked to a senior adviser how they viewed the turnout. wolf? >> are they pretty confident about winning ohio right now, the romney folks? >> reporter: they are predicting a victory in ohio. but a republican source close to the romney campaign operation in ohio who told me, wolf, this will be d8'ose, "very close in the state of ohio." one reason why they're in pennsylvania is demographically speaking, it's very similar to ìc% rural working class voters. that is a voting bloc that romney has targeted throughout the campaign but it does not have the baggage the automobile bailout issue that's troubled romney in ohio. >> jim acosta on the scene for us. thank you. >>> let's go to chicago right now, where president obama and his family and top aides are hunkered down, awaiting tonight's results. the president did make a surprise public appearance and squeezed in a little bit of basketball. jessica yellin is on the scene for us there.
he is heading back to boston to watch the returns with his family in downtown boston. that is where his election watch party will be held. i talked to a senior adviser how they viewed the turnout. wolf? >> are they pretty confident about winning ohio right now, the romney folks? >> reporter: they are predicting a victory in ohio. but a republican source close to the romney campaign operation in ohio who told me, wolf, this will be d8'ose, "very close in the state of...
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he's at their headquarters in boston. around this time yesterday, peter, we gotd word governor romney would go to pittsburgh as well as ohio and then added in virginia, three states in these final hours, the 11th hour. what's behind the strategy? >> reporter: well, it's interesting. if you didn't know that governor romney is not a sports fan, you'd think he was the head coach of a football team with the language thrown around by romney advisers today. they say governor romney himself wanted to leave it all on the field. he didn't want to look back with any regret at the end of the game. governor romney we are told, initially the plan was by the campaign, for him to make na stop in ohio today. you see the pictures of him aalongside his running mate, paul ryan. an opportunity for a photo op. they say he's the one that said as long as we're out there, i insist on going to another place. where else can we go? that's why they'll stop in pennsylvania later today. romney on the ground in ohio having a chance to thank volunteers
he's at their headquarters in boston. around this time yesterday, peter, we gotd word governor romney would go to pittsburgh as well as ohio and then added in virginia, three states in these final hours, the 11th hour. what's behind the strategy? >> reporter: well, it's interesting. if you didn't know that governor romney is not a sports fan, you'd think he was the head coach of a football team with the language thrown around by romney advisers today. they say governor romney himself...
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not far from where you are in boston. he will also campaign in ohio and pennsylvania, a state that hasn't voted for a republican presidential nominee since george bush senior, back in '88. what does that tell you? is that a hail mary backup in case he loses ohio or just worth a try since he's in the neighborhood or does he think he really has a chance? >> it depends on who you ask, anderson. clearly the polls have tightened up in pennsylvania. they took a look at it, when you talk to the folks in the romney campaign they say listen, we have spent the money, we need to spend in all these battleground states that john was talking about. all of our resources that we can put in there are there. we are up on the air as much as we can be. there's no more room for ads on tv in all these battleground states and they took a look at pennsylvania and said first of all, it's right next door to ohio so not like they have to go across the country to go there. plus more than 90% of pennsylvanians will vote on election day. there's no ea
not far from where you are in boston. he will also campaign in ohio and pennsylvania, a state that hasn't voted for a republican presidential nominee since george bush senior, back in '88. what does that tell you? is that a hail mary backup in case he loses ohio or just worth a try since he's in the neighborhood or does he think he really has a chance? >> it depends on who you ask, anderson. clearly the polls have tightened up in pennsylvania. they took a look at it, when you talk to the...
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president obama is in chicago, and mitt romney in boston. we'll focus on the more competitive senate seats and taking reaction throughout the night by phone, e-mail, facebook, and twitter with live coverage beginning at eight eastern on c-span c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> when i watch c-span, i like the morning journal, the give and take there, the balanced approach, and i also like to hear the callers. never called myself, but i like hearing the callers. some of them are unusual to say the least, others thought provoking. c-span is everywhere. in washington, every event, you know, small hearings, public policy meeting downtown, c-span just seems to be there. >> steve austin watching c-span on verizon. c-span, created by america's cable companies in 1979 brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >>> up next, former presidential candidate ralph nader on his book "17 solutions: bold ideas for america's future" looking at the political and cosh -- landscape and issues facing the country. the independent candidate for p
president obama is in chicago, and mitt romney in boston. we'll focus on the more competitive senate seats and taking reaction throughout the night by phone, e-mail, facebook, and twitter with live coverage beginning at eight eastern on c-span c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> when i watch c-span, i like the morning journal, the give and take there, the balanced approach, and i also like to hear the callers. never called myself, but i like hearing the callers. some of them are unusual to...
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candy crowley is at romney headquarters in boston. what are you hearing today? >> there is a sense of optimism inside the obama campaign, not only from the president himself but top officials. i was talking to one senior official inside the campaign who said he feels very good about how this election will be decided tonight. but they're not letting up on that ground game. you saw the president earlier today working the phones, encouraging volunteers in the key battleground states. a short time ago, i did receive an e-mail from a senior campaign official listing all the different efforts by various groups, hispanics, young people, seniors, what they're doing to get out the vote. some are giving rides to people. others are working the phones or knocking on the doors. this is a close race, very optimistic, they believe this race will be decided on getting people out to the polls. >> candy, what are you hearing from the campaign? >> well, shouldn't be too surprising to anybody that at this point when you talk to top advisers in the romney campaign, as you do in the
candy crowley is at romney headquarters in boston. what are you hearing today? >> there is a sense of optimism inside the obama campaign, not only from the president himself but top officials. i was talking to one senior official inside the campaign who said he feels very good about how this election will be decided tonight. but they're not letting up on that ground game. you saw the president earlier today working the phones, encouraging volunteers in the key battleground states. a short...
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that romney in boston with victory and concession speeches. we will have your reaction by phone, e-mail, facebook and twitter. that covered starts at 8:00 here on c-span. throughout the day, we have been bringing you some of the past presidential victory and concession speeches. next up, president george to the bush claims victory from the ronald reagan building in washington. he beat massachusetts senator john kerry to win a second term. [applause] president bush: thank you. >> four more years, four more years, four more years, four more years, four more years. >> thank you all. thk you all foroming. we had a long night and a heg]t nig e voters turned out in record numbers and delivered a historic victory. [cheering and applau] earlier today senator kerry lled with his congratulations. we had a really good phone call. he was very gracious. senator kerry waged a spedamign, and he and his supporters can be proud of their efforts. [appla laura and i wish senato kerry and teresa and their whole family all our best wishes. americs spoken,nd i'm hu
that romney in boston with victory and concession speeches. we will have your reaction by phone, e-mail, facebook and twitter. that covered starts at 8:00 here on c-span. throughout the day, we have been bringing you some of the past presidential victory and concession speeches. next up, president george to the bush claims victory from the ronald reagan building in washington. he beat massachusetts senator john kerry to win a second term. [applause] president bush: thank you. >> four more...
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his work has appeared in the "washington post," "the boston globe," slate, the beirut daily star, san francisco magazine, "mother jones," and many, many others. eventually mr. jim and document a spectator and the daily car will be joining us and when he does i will give him a proper introduction. would the gentleman i have a right now i think a good way to get started, so those are three different perspectives, too represented here now, these are for philosophies in the midst of a campaign season, we are left and right and whatever is in between but i suppose that might be libertarian, dictator or influence on this election are outlined the american body politic. i think we should start with you individuals describing what it means to be a liberal. we will start with mr. scher. >> thanks very much for doing this. thank you for having us here. i've always defined liberalism very simply. the three r.'s of government. a government that is representative of all the people, that is responsive to the peoples concerned and is responsible of managing our resources both financial and natural.
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thanks. >> woodruff: for the view from the romney campaign we go to margaret warner in boston. margaret, hello. what are they saying, the obama folks? >> warner: judy, the romney folks have been, i would say, nervous, anxious and expectant all at once all day. not unlike the mood that ray has picked up with the obama campaign. but just five minutes ago i talked to one of the sort of not totally inner circle but quite inner circle who said, you know, all election day information is b.s. and something in a year in which there was so much early voting. he said with that said it's really trending our way. he believes, and they believe, that the turnout was up in their strong counties and that not as high as expected in the democratic counties and that the electorate will turn out to be the kind of electorate that they think they need to win. >> woodruff: presumably they're not more nervous than i am. i just called them the wrong campaign. i said obama and i meant romney. margaret, what about the trip that governor romney made today? he went to pittsburgh. he stopped ohio and clevel
thanks. >> woodruff: for the view from the romney campaign we go to margaret warner in boston. margaret, hello. what are they saying, the obama folks? >> warner: judy, the romney folks have been, i would say, nervous, anxious and expectant all at once all day. not unlike the mood that ray has picked up with the obama campaign. but just five minutes ago i talked to one of the sort of not totally inner circle but quite inner circle who said, you know, all election day information is...
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. >> reporter: romney and his supporters will spend tonight at the boston convention center. i talked to a top campaign aide, he said they were feeling confident. they like what they're seeing in their internal polls. now it's just all about which of these candidates' supporters are most intense and most enthusiastic and how many of them are going to turn out to vote today. >> jan crawford, thank you. president obama made his last campaign stops monday in wisconsin, ohio, and iowa. and after his final rally in des moines, the president spent the night in his hometown of chicago. nancy is there. good morning. >> reporter: the president is waking up in his own townhouse th morning, and unlike governor romney, he is staying put. no campaign stops. he'll play a traditional pickup basketball game with friends and aides, maybe drop by obama campaign headquarters to thank all of his staffers and volunteers. then tonight he will head to this convention center for what he hopes will be a victory party. on a clear, chilly night, president obama joined 20,000 supporters at the same corn
. >> reporter: romney and his supporters will spend tonight at the boston convention center. i talked to a top campaign aide, he said they were feeling confident. they like what they're seeing in their internal polls. now it's just all about which of these candidates' supporters are most intense and most enthusiastic and how many of them are going to turn out to vote today. >> jan crawford, thank you. president obama made his last campaign stops monday in wisconsin, ohio, and iowa....
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i would hate to be sitting in boston or chicago, because it's going to be a very, very long, long day for them and a long night as well. jon: what are you going to be looking for first? >> first -- as the early states come in, indiana and kentucky i'm going to be looking from the swing from where obama was four years ago to where he is today. the first important state is going to be virginia. the problem is we'll get some smaller county in toto early but some of the bigger jurisdiction -rs going to take a longtime to come in. i'm going to be looking for the counties, prince william and loudon. i'm going to be looking for african-american turn out in petersburg in what is called the south side and i'm going to be looking to compare in the heartland and the anti-obama coal country, i'll be looking for the difference between 08 and this year for president obama and romney vs. mccain. jon: the polling seems this is a tie. from what you're saying you seem to be saying that as well. >> i think it is up for grabs. we have a lot of confusing information out. abc "washington post" has a 3-poin
i would hate to be sitting in boston or chicago, because it's going to be a very, very long, long day for them and a long night as well. jon: what are you going to be looking for first? >> first -- as the early states come in, indiana and kentucky i'm going to be looking from the swing from where obama was four years ago to where he is today. the first important state is going to be virginia. the problem is we'll get some smaller county in toto early but some of the bigger jurisdiction...
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let's get to the campaign trail and the polls, john roberts is in romney headquarters in boston. wendell goler live in chicago where president obama arrived a little while ago. phil keating is in florida with a lot going on down there. let's start with john since romney will be the first to cast his ballot today. >> that will be in massachusetts in an hour and 45 minutes. for the romney campaign, it's all about getting out the vote. when you look at the 11 swing states, he only leads in two. the others are all within the margin of error. he's going to hit the trail again today, going to the vote center in cleveland later on this morning. this afternoon, another in pittsburgh. paul ryan will be in richmond and also join the governor in cleveland. the governor was sitting around in the tarmac yesterday, according to an advisor saying, i don't want to sit in a hotel room all day on election day. let's go out and do what we can to muster every last vote. when you look at the early voting, it's advantage obama right now. governor romney really has to rack up the count on his side of t
let's get to the campaign trail and the polls, john roberts is in romney headquarters in boston. wendell goler live in chicago where president obama arrived a little while ago. phil keating is in florida with a lot going on down there. let's start with john since romney will be the first to cast his ballot today. >> that will be in massachusetts in an hour and 45 minutes. for the romney campaign, it's all about getting out the vote. when you look at the 11 swing states, he only leads in...
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meanwhile, governor romney will be monitoring results from boston. word just in on the associated press that he and his wife have just cast their ballots in belmont, mass. some economic news on this election day. real estate data provider breeding this morning that a measure of u.s. prices rose 5% in september compared to one year ago. it is the largest year-over-year increase recorded since july to thousand six. they also said prices declined 0.3% in september from august, the first drop after six straight increases but it indicates the end of the summer buying. freddie mac posted an increase for the july-september quarter and requested no additional federal aid. it was their second straight profitable quarter. compared to a loss of $6 billion for the same quarter of 2011. big to be the gain to an increase in home prices and a decline in mortgage delinquencies. both are signs of a modest housing recovery. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. [video clip] >> i like the balanced approach to the washington journal and i like to hear
meanwhile, governor romney will be monitoring results from boston. word just in on the associated press that he and his wife have just cast their ballots in belmont, mass. some economic news on this election day. real estate data provider breeding this morning that a measure of u.s. prices rose 5% in september compared to one year ago. it is the largest year-over-year increase recorded since july to thousand six. they also said prices declined 0.3% in september from august, the first drop after...
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the run a charter is wheels up for boston. c-span has been talking the last couple of days with reporters and getting previews for their thoughts of how things will go on election night. >> i think what really this presidential election is how much has been spent in resources to speak to have narrowed a slice of the electorate. we are all looking at the same seven or eight states. of ohio obviously is going to be ing on election night. it is down to so few states. i think that is one of the things that has driven one of the unusual factors we have seen, the national polling and the pulling in the individual states has been so different. it is narrow on both sides. it is pointing as in completely different directions. >> are there any other races you're watching in particular? >> there's a lot of speculation as to whether there might be a surprise state that comes into play. whether it is michigan or minnesota are pennsylvania. one of the races i will be watching it just because i find it fascinating is the nebraska senate race
the run a charter is wheels up for boston. c-span has been talking the last couple of days with reporters and getting previews for their thoughts of how things will go on election night. >> i think what really this presidential election is how much has been spent in resources to speak to have narrowed a slice of the electorate. we are all looking at the same seven or eight states. of ohio obviously is going to be ing on election night. it is down to so few states. i think that is one of...
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tonight in boston there is optimism. hope, anxiousness. preparation for what could be a very late night that could spill in tomorrow or beyond. megyn, bret? >> thank you. >> bret: now to chief white house correspondent ed henry in chicago. sned >> good evening, bret. last night, the obama camp was predicting a blow-out. we got off the phone with the senior advisors saying they have to admit florida, virginia, and slew of battlegrounds are too close to call. >> president obama tried to displace calm and confidence today -- >> i expect we will have a good night. >> it was clear last night the magnitude of the moment set in. as he waits to find out whether he will secure his place in history as a transformational president or mere one-term wonder. >> he said yes, we can. and we did. >> in the freezing cold in iowa where it all started for him, a tear was visibly running down his face. he admitted today it was probably from a mix of frigid weather and nostalgia of it all. >> i have to stay that being back in des moines, thinking about all the
tonight in boston there is optimism. hope, anxiousness. preparation for what could be a very late night that could spill in tomorrow or beyond. megyn, bret? >> thank you. >> bret: now to chief white house correspondent ed henry in chicago. sned >> good evening, bret. last night, the obama camp was predicting a blow-out. we got off the phone with the senior advisors saying they have to admit florida, virginia, and slew of battlegrounds are too close to call. >> president...
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heater hamby live in boston. let's go back to soledad. >> let's get right to the president's senior campaign adviser, david axelrod joining us this morning. let's talk about ohio. since peter hamby was just laying that out for us. if you look at likely voters, choice for president, cnn/orc poll, 50% for president obama, mitt romney at 47%. little more of a gap there if you're looking at the nbc/"wall street journal"/marist poll which is 51% to 45% for governor romney. when you talk to conservatives, karl rove, for example, he says listen, they're claiming a net gain for the gop in early voting in ohio from four years enough to wipe out the entire margin victory from 2008 for president obama the bottom line being like if they can win tonight that that means that the early votes won't won't matter. what do you say to that? >> of course karl got a bunch of folks to give him hundreds of millions of dollars to try and beat this president so i think he needs to -- he's in hyperspin there. the fact of the matter is that
heater hamby live in boston. let's go back to soledad. >> let's get right to the president's senior campaign adviser, david axelrod joining us this morning. let's talk about ohio. since peter hamby was just laying that out for us. if you look at likely voters, choice for president, cnn/orc poll, 50% for president obama, mitt romney at 47%. little more of a gap there if you're looking at the nbc/"wall street journal"/marist poll which is 51% to 45% for governor romney. when you...
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tuesday night watch live election congress on c-span with president obama from chicago and mitt romney in boston. plus key house and senate victory concession speeches across the country. throughout the night, your reaction by phone, e-mail, facebook, and twitter. live coverage starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. now a debate for the u.s. senate senate in wyoming between senator john, democratic challenger. and joe. the debate courtesy of wyoming pbs. it's about an hour. >> moderator: first candidate is going to be a joe otto. give me a moment. there's a complication. he's lives -- open the family ranch. he worked as a design engineer and was active in the republican and libertarian parties before joining the country party. our democratic party candidate tim chest nut he is worked extension lively as a professional photographer and as a staff member of our regional services which provides assistance to go only disabled. and the republican party candidate is senator john. he's a physician and a former president of the wyoming medical society. he was opponented to
tuesday night watch live election congress on c-span with president obama from chicago and mitt romney in boston. plus key house and senate victory concession speeches across the country. throughout the night, your reaction by phone, e-mail, facebook, and twitter. live coverage starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. now a debate for the u.s. senate senate in wyoming between senator john, democratic challenger. and joe. the debate courtesy of wyoming pbs. it's about...
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last moments, in the last moments of the campaign, they're both drawn to their homes, to chicago, to boston, and they end up in the dark of night and manchester, new hampshire, and des moines, iowa, pleading their case. and the emotion just pours out of them. and then everything that we've said for a year or two years, the punditry, the predictions, the who's going to win ohio, the who's going to win florida goes out the window because people go to the polls, they draw the curtain, and then the only place in the world where it happens, they vote, a peaceful transition occurs or power is retained by the president, it's a magical moment we don't pay enough attention to. >> you can hear exactly what mike's talking about in both of their voices last night. mitt romney's voice was strained. he declared his candidacy on june 2nd, 2011, 17 months ago. so it's all been leading up to that. president obama was brought to tears last night, wiped a tear away thinking about his long journey, his last campaign. so mike's right, these guys have poured it all out and now we're here. >> they have been out c
last moments, in the last moments of the campaign, they're both drawn to their homes, to chicago, to boston, and they end up in the dark of night and manchester, new hampshire, and des moines, iowa, pleading their case. and the emotion just pours out of them. and then everything that we've said for a year or two years, the punditry, the predictions, the who's going to win ohio, the who's going to win florida goes out the window because people go to the polls, they draw the curtain, and then the...